Method for provisioning high speed wireless infrastructure

ABSTRACT

Several hundred millions yagi antennas have been installed on roof tops around the world and more than 30 million in the UK. These yagi antennas are currently used to receive television only. The object of the present innovation is a method that uses existing yagi television receive antennas to provide wireless infrastructure; said invention uses each of the millions of yagi antennas as radiating points with an IP address to provide wireless infrastructure for mobile communications, home to home interconnection, home utility services including energy management and social network via the combined internet, mobile and television on television sets; said invention is a method for interfacing homes television with yagi antennas, electric-sub stations and transmitting television sites to form a closed wireless infrastructure; said invention facilitates digital applications that require preservation of latency, synchronisation and time accuracy over the said wireless infrastructure and access to public networks; said invention is a satellite on the ground network creating a wireless blanket over cities to facilitate interactive broadcast emergency and security communications during disasters; said invention eliminates the need of a personal computer; said invention uses mobile phones with built in personal server and infrared as a remote controller for television, web access on television sets and for mobile communications. The said method overcomes the problem of interference and collision when receiving million of simultaneous users of television, mobile and worldwide web wirelessly. Diagram 1 and 2 provides the overview of the method to provide wireless infrastructure.

A major barrier for the next generation high speed wireless infrastructure is the speed, reliability, cost and long time of deployment, reach, and access, particularly penetration of infrastructure in remote areas. The method in this invention enables disadvantaged individuals to improve their position in society and encourage inclusion in the information society enabling them to diffuse upward in social mobility. The method provides a simple way for bridging social and digital engagement; this is accomplished by providing combined Internet, broadcast and mobile services simultaneously on the television set but also on mobile devices. The method is a satellite on the ground network (SOGN) infrastructure and provides a wireless blanket over large areas. The method provides an interactive broadcast emergency, security, monitoring and control for rural, remote and unserved people, locations and systems.

The method detailed in the invention is concerned with the above and uses existing installed base of yagi television receiving antennas (community deployed assets) with a unique IP (Internet Protocol) address to provide a low cost home to home broadband wireless infrastructure and mobile communications where a television transmitting infrastructure is available. Each TV receiving yagi antenna (ITEM 1) forms a wireless radiating point connected to the personal server (PS, ITEM 3 in FIG. 2).

Due to the proximity of several yagi antennas; the method provides direct and multiple routings to a nearest broadcasting site through large number of neighbouring yagi antennas. As a result, the method provides low interference, high resilience wireless infrastructure.

The servers (RSTV, ITEM 11), located at the TV broadcasting sites, comprise of TV licensing database (ITEM 25), Spectrum database (ITEM 26), Policy Server (ITEM 27), shown in FIG. 2. The RSTV has built in receive (ITEM 16) and transmit (ITEM 17) systems, processing unit (PU, ITEM 20) and logical sensing unit (LU, ITEM 21), same as that of personal server (PS) shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, which wirelessly connects to Personal servers (PS) through roof top installed yagi antennas. Additional servers (RSES, ITEM 6) are located at the electric sub-stations. Only one physical connection for the RSES and RSTV exists to the public mobile gateways (ITEM 7). The method ensures that all traffic is routed via either RSTV or RSES.

The method uses servers at electric sub stations (RSES), currently located approximately 7 kms of individual homes. The servers at the local electric sub stations (RSES) comprises of receive and transmit units, processing unit (PU) and logical sensing unit (LU) systems which wirelessly connects to individual homes through the TV receive antenna, and manage energy using Smart meters (ITEM 5), shown in FIG. 2 but also provide broadband communications as sub net to the servers at the transmitting television sites (RSTV). The smart meter readings can be displayed on television.

The regional electricity serving company also use their subscriber database to complement TV licensing database. The overview of the wireless infrastructure is shown in FIG. 1.

The method uses a low power Personal Server (PS, ITEM 3), inserted between television set and yagi antenna (ITEM 1). The Personal Server (PS) has built in logical and sensing unit (LSU, ITEM 21) which senses spectrum and channels, transmit (ITEM 18) and receive (ITEM 19) power, look up geo-location database, ranks and allocate channels and time slots depending on interference level. The method can use any channel from the entire VHF and UHF broadcast spectrum accept the operational television channel and channels on either side of the TV operational channel at any instant of time and location. The control channel is transparent allowing the personal server (PS) to determine usage on the basis of air time efficiency.

The signal processor units (PU, ITEM 20) observe data, analyse, decide and take action to allocate channel and time slots to the link. The method invites number of yagis through links that elect to take the data forward on different channels and time slots. The most appropriate link is prioritised, selected, and decided by the channel sensing within the logic and sensing unit (LSU). Depending on the signal strength, carrier to interference and collision probability of channel and timeslot measurements, a logical path from a PS linked to the yagi to the server (RSTV), TV broadcasting station is formed and also at the server (RSES) at the local electric sub-station. Since the transmit power is low no elaborate filtering is required for third order intermodulation interference or to protect microphone and other services. Some of the antenna installed will have yagi antenna polarisation discrimination which assists in reducing further the interference. The PS has all the information installed to protect all services from interference.

The method uses radiating cells of varied dimensions for ‘Home to Home’ connection to ensure latency preservation and synchronisation. The method compares timings and location for each yagi provided by built in GPS and TV licensing data (ITEM 21). The method enables gigabit data streams using low cost multiplexing of channels and time slots that provide combined mobile, broadband and real time interaction on television.

The method uses a personal communicator and Receptor (PC) which is a mobile phone and controller of applications on television. The personal communicator with built in personal server controls access to the internet on television and mobile communications. The built in channel monitoring ensures that the said Personal Communicator and Receptor (PC) does not operate on the TV operational channel at the location. The PC comprises of interfaces that connects with public mobile gateway (Access Network) for public mobile networks. Detailed description of public mobile network is detailed in 3G systems and Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) typical mobile communication system such as UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), consists of a mobile station or user equipment has access to the mobile services offered by a core network via an access network. The access to the public network constitutes fail-safe network and to extend functionality to public networks.

The method assigns unique IP address to each yagi antenna attached to Personal Server (PS) for end to end communication to RSTV or RSES. The IP address is linked to the household, consisting of unique wireless network, television broadcasting sub-net, host yagi, donor yagi, and user identification via the television license database. The regional servers maintain a directory of TV license holders with a unique IP address for each household.

Radiating cells of varied dimensions form a new infrastructure for ‘Home to Home’ connection, education and community, gaming and social network, and combines internet, mobile and television. The application portability is achieved using standard transport service based on Transport Communication protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), therefore, the same infrastructure is used for different applications such as home automation, security and monitoring energy consumption via (RSES).

IP addressing scheme treat each sub-power station (RSES).as a sub-net that connects to regional servers, RSTV, at the broadcast transmission sites. Each (RSES) has an IP address to use at each sub-net and systems wishing to communicate with the (RSES) and all servers know to use these IP addresses.

Logical path is created by bouncing and re-transmission of radio waves from yagi to yagi to the broadcasting TV station sites using simple Transport Communication protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connection oriented between Personal Server (PS) and Regional Servers (RSTV and/or RSES). Logical paths can also be established directly from a yagi to the broadcasting TV station and from the TV station to a Yagi using TCP/IP. These servers interconnect using public broadband networks to a central operation and management using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Ultra wide band and wifi capabilities with access to public network connectivity are built in PS; this method provides failsafe alternate communications independently of the yagi based infrastructure. Wi-Fi and Ultra wide band basebands and mobile gateways are converted to the ultra high frequency band for onward transmissions to personal servers (PS). The functional architecture is shown in FIG. 4. The PS can be connected at baseband to satellite receive terminals and yagi antenna to provide interactivity where no infrastructure exists other than broadcasting.

The method creates a wireless blanket over large areas therefore IT applications can be served to large number of customers via the blanket eliminating the need for a personal computer. The dumb terminals with TV screen can be used to access internet and virtualised server with applications.

The security, access controls and authentication is built in the RSTV, RSES servers and also built within the Personal Servers (PS). The standard TCP/IP protocols (such as IP SEC 6) are used based on password generation and distribution, an authentication process based upon user identity and password is used. The method also provides encryption at the application level for bulky and sensitive data. 

1: A method for providing mobile and broadband wireless communications infrastructure using installed base of yagi television receiving antennas at individual homes; said technique is a method for providing satellite on the ground to create wireless blanket over very large areas and providing multiple digital connectivity using yagi antennas; said method is a technique for assigning each yagi television receive antenna with a unique Internet protocol (IP) address ; said technique comprise of a method for connecting personal server (PS) wirelessly to at least one server (RSTV) at a television broadcasting sites and one server (RSES) at Electric sub-station in a secure manner; said technique is a method for providing mobile communications, worldwide web, emergency and security collaboration during disasters, and interactivity to broadcast television and streaming video via air; said method uses mobile phone as controller for controlling internet and television with built in server and infrared; the method provides broadband and connects homes, facilitates utilities and energy monitoring and control at each connected homes using wireless smart meters and home controller; said technique is a method to preserve latency, high synchronisation, and time accuracy to provide an infrastructure that is independent of applications including high quality video for interactive games, social networking, real time energy monitoring using smart meters and metering on television. 2: To achieve claim 1, the Personal Server (PS), shown as ITEM 3 in FIG. 2, is connected to TV shown as ITEM 4, and to a Yagi antenna shown as ITEM 1 using coaxial cable (ITEM 2); Personal Server (PS) communicates with neighbouring Personal Servers (PS) connected via yagi antennas for onward communications to servers RSTV (Regional servers at the Broadcasting sites, ITEM 11) and RSES (Regional servers at the Electric Sub-Stations, ITEM 6). PS can also connect directly to RSTV and RSES to achieve claim
 1. RSTV can connect directly to PS and RSES through the wireless blanket. 3: To achieve claim 2 at any instant, a yagi wishing to communicate has a large number of yagis available as volunteers to take forward the signal, this is due to high density of radiating elements per unit area (number of television Yagi antennas per kilometre square), the processing unit (PU) within the personal server (PS) prioritises the best volunteer for onward communications to the next PS. 4: A method according to claim 3, uses a processor unit (PU) and a logical and sensing unit (LSU) comprised in personal server (PS); the said processor unit (PU) observe data, analyse and apply knowledge received from logical and sensing unit (LSU), decide and act for several transmissions received of varied characteristics to ensure minimum interference between various signal streams. The said logical and sensing unit (LSU) senses channel and time slot allocation, route control, transmit and receive power, location of personal server (PS), level of collaboration and priority assignment; the said logical and sensing unit (LSU) constantly collaborate with the said processor unit (PU) and act to instruct the baseband (BB) which channel and time slot has been chosen as a volunteer for onward communications to the next personal server (PS); the said method provides millions of communications without interference even in the presence of television signal by assigning combination of channel and timeslots to avoid interference, shown in FIG.
 3. 5: A method according to claim 4, the personal server (PS) comprises of GPS receiver and logical sensing module within PS ensures set number of neighbouring Yagi antennas are prepared to accept transmitting signal and time slots from the entire available spectrum and ensures these set of neighbouring Yagi antennas are not interfered. 6: To achieve claim 5, the PS has built in channel and spectrum monitoring ensures PS does not operate on the TV operational channel at the location. 7: To achieve claim 5, the received signal at a neighbouring yagi is reconditioned and re-transmitted to the next available yagi for onward communication; the latency is preserved because of small distances between neighbouring yagi. The requirements for high level of synchronisation, frequency and time accuracy is not required due to proximity of antennas. The method allocates channels and time slots to links and nodes that have access to channels and timeslots. 8: A method according to claim 1 and claim 2 comprises of processing radio signals received by the Yagi antenna via the coaxial cable is split into two branches X and Y using circulator 15 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4; branch X carries the TV receive signal and branch Y carries the internet, data and mobile communications; branch Y is further split into two branches namely transmit and receive branch connected to Baseband (BB) which is driven by processing unit (PU); transmitter power connected via circulator 16 to the Yagi antenna is power limited, circulator 17 re-combines the incoming TV signal with the processed IP data and or mobile as a composite signal communication for inputting on to the television. The received IP data communications and mobile communications can be fed directly to the television without combining through circulator
 5. 9: To achieve claim 1, a low power hand held mobile phone for voice and data that operate as a public mobile phone; the said Personal Communicator and Receptor (PC) controls access to the television, worldwide web and acts as a controller for applications; the built in channel monitoring ensures that the said Personal Communicator and Receptor (PC) does not operate on the TV operational channel at the location. 10: The regional servers (RSTV) at the TV broadcasting sites and servers (RSES) at the electric sub-stations connect to other regional servers and to the public fixed and mobile networks via mobile switching and routing systems. 11: The method according to claim 10, provide PS, RSTV and RSES with buffers to minimise airtime overhead of waiting for data once a channel has been allocated; the data throughput is enhanced several hundred megabits per second by multiplexing available channels and time slots. 12: A method according to claim 1, each television antenna acts as a radiating element, has a unique class A formatted IP address consisting of different elements and each user is uniquely identified; subnets are the broadcasting transmitter sites and electric sub-station, donor Yagi antenna, Host Yagi antenna, user identity linked to the TV license database. 13: A method according to claim 1, each television antenna acts as a radiating element, has a unique class A formatted IP address consisting of different elements and each user is uniquely identified for energy management; subnets are the electric sub-station, donor Yagi antenna, Host Yagi antenna, user identity linked to the regional electricity subscriber database and licensing database. 14: The method uses Medium Access Control (MAC) layer governs scheduling and use of a channel by the Yagi within the interference range which makes it a unique proposition to accommodate several parallel streams multiplexed to enhance data throughput detailed in claim 11; said method can accommodate very high user density per Megahertz per kilometre square, therefore significant increase in traffic density can be efficiently, effectively accommodated by higher reuse of spectrum. 15: A method according to claim 1, creates a wireless blanket by up linking the regional server (RSTV) through the existing TV broadcasting systems and multiplexers connected to broadcasting antenna including sectorised antennas at the broadcasting sites. This enables transmission of television, internet, digital data and mobile communications over large areas. The sectorised high gain antennas directly and indirectly receive signals from yagi antennas and connect to wide ranging virtualised servers, public and private networks, satellite and mobile gateways via the server RSTV at the broadcasting sites. Large number of people under the wireless blanket served with wide ranging centralised IT applications using virtualised servers. A dumb keyboard connected to PS uses TV as screen and can provide access to internet on television, eliminating the need for a personal computer thus lowering internet and application costs for rural digital inclusion 16: A method according to claim 1, provides interactivity for data, video streaming through hybrid systems by connecting personal server (PS) to satellite TV receiving systems and cable delivery systems instead of yagi. 